Advisory Board: Community Advisory Board - Policy & Budget Subcommittee
Subject: Community Advisory Board's Updated AB 109 Funding Recommendations for One-Time $15 Million of Reserve Funding
Presenter: Nicole Green, Community Advisory Board
Information:
DISCUSS the Community Advisory Board's proposed changes to the remaining AB 109 Community Corrections Partnership reserve funding recommendations, as approved by the Community Corrections Partnership Executive Committee at its September 20, 2024 meeting, and the Public Protections Committee at its October 7, 2024 meeting, totaling approximately $5.15 million in reserve funding of re-entry pilot services, including a $1 million set aside pending further development of a related guaranteed income pilot.
Referral History:
The County ended fiscal year 2022-23 with approximately $39 million in AB 109 Public Safety Realignment Community Corrections Partnership (AB 109) reserve fund balance. The Community Corrections Partnership reserve policy requires a fund balance of at least 50% of the annual expenditure budget. FY 2023-24 expenditures were budgeted at approximately $37.5 million, and therefore required at least $18.8 million in reserves. The current fund balance of approximately $40 million is sufficient considering the $18.8 million and the $15 million assigned for CAB and Community Corrections Partnership one-time allocation.
The Community Advisory Board (CAB) in collaboration with the Community Corrections Partnership - Community Corrections Partnership Executive Committee (CCP - CCP EC) engaged in a process to develop an AB 109 fund balance utilization plan, which would allocate $15 million of the approximate $39 million reserve funding to expand reentry services. The CAB identified four funding priority areas, which include housing, behavioral health, employment, and pre-release engagement. At its April 26, 2023, meeting, the CCP - CCP EC approved the proposal moving forward to the Public Protection Commit...
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